Kim Jae-hwan (baseball)

Kim Jae-hwan
Doosan Bears – No. 32
Infielder
Born: (1988-09-22) September 22, 1988
Bats: Left Throws: Right
KBO debut
2008, for the Doosan Bears
KBO statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average .306
Home runs 85
RBI 283
Teams

Kim Jae-hwan (Hangul: 김재환, Hanja: 金宰丸) (born September 22, 1988 in Sokcho, Gangwon-do) is a South Korean infielder for the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Professional career

After graduation from Incheon High School, he was selected by the Doosan Bears as a catcher in the second round of the 2008 KBO Draft.

In 2008, Kim appeared in just 14 games as a pinch hitter and had 3 hits in 21 at-bats.

After the 2008 season, Kim temporarily left the Bears to serve a two-year military service. During that period, he continued to play baseball in the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Baseball Team.

In 2011, Kim was discharged from the military duty and joined the Doosan Bears again. However, he continued to serve as a backup designated hitter, appearing in only 30 games. Kim was suspended for ten games at the beginning of the 2012 season after failing a doping test at the end of the 2011 season.[1]

International career

In November 2010, Kim was selected for the South Korea national baseball team to compete in the 2010 Intercontinental Cup held in Taichung. In the tourney, Kim won the home run title and was named to the All-Star team, smacking 3 home runs and batting .448.

After the 2011 season, he was selected for the South Korean national team again to compete in the 2011 Baseball World Cup.

In 2018, he represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games.[2]

Year Venue Competition  Team  Individual Note
2010   Chinese Taipei   Intercontinental Cup  6th  .448 (13-for-29), 8 RBI, 3 HR, 8 R 
All-Star (DH)
 2011    Panama   Baseball World Cup  6th  .333 (7-for-21), 4 RBI, 3 R, 8 BB

References

  1. ↑ "Batting cleanup is 'dream come true' for emerging slugger". Yonhap News Agency. May 12, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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